SFS has brought together all SFS member bodies and the board to develop national recommendations for higher education institutions during the corona pandemic. The recommendations can be read below and the document in its entirety is available for download. here.
SFS believes that neither teaching nor examination should be subject to the same rules as for public gatherings, but that higher education institutions must adapt to the current situation and only have physical teaching and examination in cases where it is strictly necessary. Adjustments to teaching and examination should be made at the local level and not regulated nationally. Dialogue between the higher education institution and the student union should always be protected and the student union's opinions towards the higher education institution should always be prioritized.
Recommendations
- Higher education institutions should continue to keep premises open for students. It is important that students have access to study spaces and libraries to be able to participate in teaching regardless of their home environment.
- Physical activities should be conducted with great restraint to limit the spread of infection. Any physical activities should be adapted to limit the spread of infection.
- In any physical teaching, higher education institutions should continue to prioritize first-time students and internationally incoming students.
- Dissertations should, to the greatest extent possible, take place in digital format.
- Examinations should, to the greatest extent possible, not take place physically.
- Physical examination shall be permitted, but only carried out if it is not possible to carry out the examination in another way with acceptable quality and legal certainty.
- If a physical examination takes place, there should be adaptations for students in the risk group.
- If physical examinations are carried out, there should be good opportunities for extra examination opportunities, so that students who need to forgo the examination in order to follow recommendations are not simply referred to regular re-examination.